MacWester Rowan Crown Buyer's Guide
The MacWester Rowan Crown on the used market is a 24-foot bilge-keel cruiser designed by C. S. J. Roy and built by Trident Marine Ltd. from 1980 onward, a development of the earlier Rowan 22. She is a small, heavy, shallow-draft boat whose simplicity and tidal-friendly keels have kept a number of examples afloat around British waters.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every example follows the same plan: one cabin and 2+2 berths, a double up forward with two saloon settee berths anchor. The 55-gallon water tank and 12-gallon fuel capacity are fixed by the mold, so buyers should expect a coastal sailer's tankage rather than long-range provisioning. Solid fiberglass hull and deck mean no cored-deck rot to chase, and the bilge-keel arrangement draws 3.25 to 3.55 feet by load, letting a boat sit upright on a drying mooring.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The most consequential equipment point is propulsion: an outboard is often used for docking and maneuvering rather than an inboard diesel anchor, so check the stern bracket, lazarette, and fuel stowage for a portable setup. For sail handling, the masthead rig uses 3/8-inch sheets throughout — a 60-foot mainsheet, 24-foot jib and genoa sheets, and a 52.8-foot spinnaker sheet — so inspect all running rigging for UV and chafe at those lengths. Beyond that, buyer consequence clusters around power and energy for an outboard-dependent boat and canvas for the shallow-draft drying layout; no other upgrades are routinely noted.
What to Inspect
A shopper should verify the outboard mounting and the condition of the solid-glass hull-deck interface by normal survey. No model-specific known issue carries a citation.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Regional availability is not detailed in the brief. For the buyer, the takeaway is a short checklist: confirm bilge-keel integrity and 3.25–3.55 ft draft; verify outboard bracket and 12-gallon fuel arrangement; survey solid fiberglass hull and deck for ordinary age wear; check 3/8-inch sheet lengths for replacement; accept one-cabin 2+2 berths as fixed.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the MacWester Rowan Crown. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $1,358 | — |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $2,037 | +50.0% |
Where they're listed
MacWester Rowan Crown listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $1,698 | 2 | 1 | 100.0% |
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| MacWester Rowan CrownYou are here | — | $ 1,698 | 2 | 1 |